Apple will reportedly allow customers interested in the most expensive variant of the Apple Watch 30 minutes of hands-on time to check it out.
The expanded appointment window for the Apple Watch Edition would be double the standard 15-minute window offered to customers trying out other models. International Business Times reports:
The standard appointment will be 15 minutes, but the company will offer an additional 15 minutes of try-on time to shoppers who express interest in the most expensive Apple Watch Edition versions, which start at $10,000 and finish at $17,000.
This follows a report from earlier today that interested customers won't be able to start booking appointments to try the Apple Watch out until April 10 — 14 days ahead of the wearable's April 24 launch date. Customers will be able to book appointments through both the Apple website and the Apple Store iOS app.
Source: International Business Times
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Apple Stores will reportedly give Apple Watch Edition customers extra hands-on time
Still only a rumor, but won't stop the Apple haters.
Wait for it....
Rubbish, it's only a 3 minute tutorial into how to insert the earplugs they are giving them with purchase to block the shouts of "Douchebag" by Kevin Rose as they leave the store.
With more money you get premium service.
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You know for that kind of money I would expect to get as much time as I need. No Jewelry or High End Fashion store would pressure you with time. What a Joke.
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That's what I was thinking. 30 minutes is not enough time to see if dropping 10 grand (at least) is the right decision or not. If I was the employees, I would let people take their sweet time.
They are probably expecting giant lines, so they need to limit the time so everyone has a chance to try on the watch, decide it's way too much money, and leave the store without one...
If spending $10k costs more than 1% of your income..... Your an idiot ( putting it kindly )
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Yes but, a lot of those customers trying on the Apple watch edition will not be able to afford it, let alone be able to afford the Apple sport 38mm. There will be a lot of tweets and Facebook pics of "look what I just bought" with the edition... But in reality your wrist is naked lol!
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This sounds so tacky. lol
Once upon a time when you would go to the dealership and show serious interest in a Lincoln or Cadillac (probably others as well) they'd let you take it home overnight or for the weekend to make sure it suited all of your needs. I would think if someone was actually willing to drop 10-17k on a 400 dollar gadget you'd afford the same courtesy. Really though the 15-30 minutes is a pressure tactic to help drive impulse buys (and manage lines for the first month or so).
Agree, but I'm betting a lot of customers coming in to try the Apple Watch Edition have no way of buying it. It's like test driving that same Cadillac . The dealership has no clue you have the means, but you simply want to take it out and tell everyone you drove one
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